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THADDEUS M. SHARP, F TARKIO, MISSOURI.

COLLAPSIBLE HENS NEST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

Application filed July 21, 1910. Serial No. 573,050.

' Nests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in collapsible hens nests.

The primary object of said invention is to provide a structure forconveniently supporting' a plurality of hens nests.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the nests that thesame may be conveniently collapsed for shipment as well as easilycleaned while in their set-up position. y

In the drawings: Figure l is a front elevation of the structure, Fig. 2an end View, Fig. 3 a transverse sectional view ot' one of the nestsections, Fig. 1 a longitudinal sectional view, of one of the nestsections, Fig. 5 a detail view of one of the nest members collapsed,Fig. 6 a view of one pair of uprights collapsed, Fig. 7 an end viewshowing the supports positioned within the house, and Fig. 8 a detailView of the partitioning member.

In the drawings: 10 designates a plurality of upright supportingmembers, said members being arranged in pairs, supporting members 11hingedly connect each pair of uprights, the upright members beingadapted to fold as shown in Fig. G. The

. base portions of the upright members may be embedded in concrete, orsuitably bolted to a lioor. The supporting members 11 are arranged oneabove the other, and are adapted to support the nest sections 12 whichmay be inserted between a pair of upper and lower supporting members inthe same manner as a drawer.

The nest sections consist of top and bottom plates 13 and 14 which areproperly spaced by, and hingedly connected to, end members 15 and 16which are similar in construction to a plurality of partitions 1T whichare similarly hinged to the top and bottom plates, each of thepartitions, and the end plates being provided with guides 18 adapted toreceive sliding plates 19 which hold the partitions and end plates fromswinging, and at the same time 'form closures for the squaredcompartments between the partitions. These plates, as before stated, areadapted to slide within guides 18, a plate being arranged at either endof each compartment. Each compartment is adapted to contain a nest, thebase plate 14 being provided with the longitudinally arranged plates 12which are hingedly connected to its edge portions, said plates beingheld in a closed position by a plurality of pivotally arranged U-shapedmembers 12 which are positioned on two of the partitions. In order toclean the nests, the U-shaped members are swung upward and thelongitudinally arranged plates allowed to drop, thus allowing thecon'ipartments to be conveniently cleaned.

Any number of nest sections may be employed, said sections beingarranged one above the other as shown in Fig. 1, suitable bars 20 beingdisposed between the end portions of the supports 11 which allow thehens to reach the nests.

It will be noted that the nests may be opened from either side, thuspermitting setting hens to utilize the nests on one side of thestructure and laying hens the nests on the other side of the structure,the arrangement being such as to effectually rcvent the hens on one sideof the structure rom entering the nests on the other side. In carryingout this feature of the invention, the structure will be positionedwithin a suitable house, a sutlicient number of upright members beingprovided to extend entirely across the house, thus dividing said houseinto two or more sections, the number of said sections depending uponthe number of .rows of nestsupporting members. In order to allow thenestsupporting members to form a complete partition, thc pivoted members21 and 22 are supported on the end portions of the uprights, saidpivoted members being provided with curved extensions which extendwithin the channel formed in the upright members, and receive pins 22.Pivotally connected to the central bar 21. on which the members 21 and22 are pivoted, is a longitudinally extending member 23 which engagesthe roof of the house as shown in Fig. 7, thus preventing the fowl fromflying from one side of the structure to the other.

It will be noticed from the foregoing that the entire structure may bequickly and conveniently knocked down for shipment, all of the partsbeing readily assembled in positioning the same within the house.

Particular attention is called to the construction. of thenest-supporting members which permit the nest compartments to open fromeither side, and which are so arranged as to allow said compartments tobe conveniently kept in a sanitary condition.

l/Vhat is claimed is:

l. A supporting device for liens nests comprising, a plurality ofupright members, said members arranged in pairs, supporting memberspivotally connecting each pair of upright members, a plurality ofnest-supporting sections arranged upon said supporting members, saidnest sections consisting of spaced top and bottom sections, the endportions of said sections being hingedly connected to plates which spacesaid sections, a plurality of spaced partitions pivotally connected tosaid top and bottom sections, longitudinally arranged members hingedlyconnected to the bottom sections, guides arranged onsaid partitions andsaid end plates, and plates adapted to rest bei tween said guides.

2. A supporting device for nests comprising a plurality of spaceduprights arranged in pairs, each pair of uprigbts being pivotallyconnected, bars secured to each pair of uprights, said bars beingadapted to support nest boxes, said nest boxes consisting of an upperand a lower plate, said plates being spaced by, and hingedly connectedto a plurality of end plates, partitions pivoted to said plates, andmembersliingedly connected to the edge portions of the lower plate, saidmembers being locked against movement by U-shaped members arranged onthe partitions.

3.. A supporting device for nests comprising, spaced uprights arrangedin pairs, bars porting sections arranged between each pair of uprights.

5. A supporting device for nests comprising, spaced uprights arranged inpairs, members pivotally connecting each pair of upriglits, said membersforming a rest for nestsupporting sections, said nest supportsconsisting of a plurality of hingedly connected plates, and a pluralityof slidably arranged plates for holding said nest-sections in an openposition.

6. A supporting device for nests comprising, a plurality of spacedupriglits arranged in pairs, members connecting each pair of uprights,said members being adapted to form rests for nest-supportingsections,.said nest-sections being adapted to fold, and sliding meansfor preventing said sections from folding.

In testimony whereof I atliX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

THADDEUS M. SHARP.

Vitnesses It. M. S'rnvnNsoN,

JAMES S'rnvENsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

